The publishing company, which owns The Post and the Wall Street Journal as well as newspapers in the UK and Australia, said net profits to shareholders came in at $48 million, or 8 cents, compared to $323 million, or 56 cents, last year.

Last year’s results were boosted by the sale of the company’s stake in Sky Network Television, the biggest pay-TV operator in New Zealand.

Separately, News Corp named William Lewis as chief executive of Dow Jones. Lewis was named interim CEO in January, replacing Lex Fenwick.

Revenue fell to $2.08 billion.

In the company’s book-publishing division, which includes HarperCollins, Ebitda jumped 83 percent, to $53 million. Revenue rose 14 percent, to $354 million, helped by the continued popularity of the “Divergent” series.